CLIFFHANGER A cliffhanger is a type of narrative or a plot device in which the end is curiously abrupt so that the main characters are left in a difficult situation without offering any resolution of conflicts. Why use a Cliffhanger? • As a result of a sudden end‚ suspense is created at the very end of the novel‚ leaving the readers in such a state that they could not help but to ask‚ “What will happen next?” This type of end is common to the serially published novels which end at a dramatic or
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Letter to A Friend: Open and Closed Endings Dear Olisia‚ How are you? I hope all is well. So I was talking to your brother‚ Max‚ the other day and he was telling me how you have decided to come to Leaside High School for your high school life! I am honestly so happy that you have chosen this pathway! I remember you telling me you enjoyed English very much from a young age. Well‚ I am currently taking my 9th grade English course and I thought that maybe you would want to be ahead of the game and
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A look At plot using‚ “Happy Endings‚” by Margaret Atwood Stephen I. Perrine English 101 Sec003 Plot deals with where a story begins‚ and how it ends. Some of the twists and turns that occur might be part of it‚ but the basics of plot are according to Atwood in “Happy Endings” two people meet‚ a bunch of stuff happens and they die. The point Atwood is making is that plot‚ no matter how a writer contrives it‚ is in consequential; because‚ all endings are the same. Plot is nothing more
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Happy Endings & August Wilson Fences When you read a book with a tragic end you think it ends with a sad ending right? Well that’s not quite right. Even though books and movies may end in tragedy it still has a happy ending to it. The book Fences is a prim example of how tragic ends in a happy ending. Rose in this case has moral reconciliation. She learns how to move on‚ forgive and see things different. First of all‚ Rose and Troy had a nice family. They had a son together and she
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The House of Dies Drear. Two of the ingredients she used are: Cliffhangers and metaphor. In chapter 15‚ Virginia Hamilton used cliffhanger to end the chapter‚ when they were about to have a quarrel with the Darrows. They warned them not to come close to the house of Dies Drear nor Pluto’s cave‚ since the Darrows wanted the treasure Pluto kept. Also‚ in chapter 19‚ which is also the end of the book‚ Virginia Hamilton used another cliffhanger‚ which led us to the next book‚ The Mystery of Drear House
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How does Priestly build tension within the play ‘An Inspector Calls?’ The tension first begins to build when the inspector first appears and begins to interrogate Mr Birling. “I’d like some information‚ if you don’t mind Mr Birling.” The family were having a nice family meal when suddenly he appears and ruins the mood. The audience understand this when Mr Birling says “We were having a nice little family celebration tonight. And a nasty mess you’ve made of it now‚ haven’t you?” Tension is created
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transition‚ and camera movement‚ can greatly influence the structure and meaning of a film. These techniques include the hook‚ establishing shot‚ montage‚ leitmotif‚ foreshadowing‚ transition‚ ‘MacGuffin’‚ ‘red herring’‚ ‘bus’‚ flashback‚ climax‚ and twist ending‚ and will be discussed in detail. The first and most important technique is the hook. The hook is the core of both a film and its screenplay. It is what grabs the viewer’s attention‚ usually in the first 5-10 minutes. It is used to captivate and
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Simple‚ ordinary Playful Rich High-class Clever Setting City life (People in the city are not that sincere.) Social gap Twilight time (symbol: People can’t see things clearly.) Narrative Techniques Chronological Pattern Coincidence Foreshadowing Twist ending Conflict Man VS Himself Diction Symbol: Book (Arabian Night = betrayal‚ imagination) Symbol: Auto = High-class‚ materialism Tone Light-hearted tone Didactic (The writer means to teach.)
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twists came from the roller coaster of a life he led. His twist endings combined in his stories with clever‚ lighthearted irony that brought humor to otherwise not as humorous topics. This sense of humor was ever constant in his life despite its ups and downs. O Henry’s humor and unpredictable life are represented in his short stories‚ especially “The Ransom of Red Chief” through his witty and ironic writing style and clever twist endings. O. Henry grew up as William Sydney Porter in Greensboro‚
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with the twist ending. This story not only consumed the audience with its twist ending but because the audience relates to the story with a strong emotional connection. All individuals think about the overall occurrence of the film at times. Select individual’s minds remain plagued by the thought of the occurrence demonstrated in the film. The film’s demonstration of death is the aspect that emotionally attaches the audience because everyone must face it at some point. Although the ending is such a surprise
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